All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 64.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.1% (May 2020) to 72.7% (May 2021), averaging 3.6%.
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
64.70 thousands
−2.0
August 2026
70.20 thousands
−1.5
July 2026
71.20 thousands
−2.6
June 2026
72.70 thousands
−0.4
May 2026
67.60 thousands
0.0
April 2026
63.00 thousands
1.8
March 2026
60.10 thousands
0.8
February 2026
58.00 thousands
1.9
January 2026
57.30 thousands
3.4
December 2025
59.80 thousands
1.0
November 2025
60.70 thousands
1.0
October 2025
63.60 thousands
0.5
September 2025
66.00 thousands
0.5
August 2025
71.30 thousands
2.7
July 2025
73.10 thousands
3.4
June 2025
73.00 thousands
2.2
May 2025
67.60 thousands
4.8
April 2025
61.90 thousands
4.4
March 2025
59.60 thousands
4.7
February 2025
56.90 thousands
4.8
January 2025
55.40 thousands
5.1
December 2024
59.20 thousands
5.0
November 2024
60.10 thousands
4.5
October 2024
63.30 thousands
7.3
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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.